Small business courses can help you learn financial management, marketing strategies, customer service techniques, and operational efficiency. You can build skills in budgeting, social media marketing, and effective communication with clients and suppliers. Many courses introduce tools like QuickBooks for accounting, Canva for marketing materials, and CRM software for managing customer relationships, showing how these skills can streamline operations and enhance business growth.

West Virginia University
Skills you'll gain: Sales Management, Sales Strategy, Account Management, Sales, Sales Process, Sales Training, Inside Sales, Selling Techniques, Business Strategy, Outside Sales, Recruitment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Revenue Recognition, Income Statement, Financial Statements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Contract Accounting, Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Cash Flows, Financial Analysis, International Financial Reporting Standards
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, AI Enablement, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Large Language Modeling, Creativity, Human Computer Interaction, Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Data Modeling, Model Deployment, Data Science, Data Preprocessing, Data Cleansing, Data Mining, Model Evaluation, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Business Requirements, Decision Tree Learning, Data Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, Customer Demand Planning, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Capacity Planning, Production Planning, Materials Management, Forecasting, Performance Measurement, Microsoft Excel, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Methods, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Analysis, Regression Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Loans, Lending and Underwriting, FinTech, Payment Systems, Key Management, Cryptography, Digital Assets, Market Liquidity, Financial Trading, Transaction Processing, Public Key Infrastructure, Encryption, Asset Protection, Governance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Xbox
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Product Planning, User Interface (UI), Competitive Analysis, Product Roadmaps, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Stakeholder Management, Market Research, Product Management, Design Thinking, AI Product Strategy, Mockups, Consumer Behaviour, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Market Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Strategy, Data Analysis
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Loans, Lending and Underwriting, Blockchain, Commercial Lending, Derivatives, FinTech, Market Liquidity, Financial Trading, Securities (Finance), Digital Assets, Liquidation, Transaction Processing, Asset Management, Arbitration, Portfolio Management, Governance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universiteit Leiden
Skills you'll gain: Language Competency, Language Learning, Language Disorders, Anthropology, Multilingualism, English Language, Communication Disorders, Cultural Diversity, Oral Comprehension, Interviewing Skills, Vocabulary, Grammar, Cultural Sensitivity, Interpersonal Communications, Social Sciences, Sociology, Research Methodologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Entry, Microsoft Office, Data Analysis Software
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Services, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Emerging Technologies, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines, Serverless Computing, Microservices, DevOps
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Ideation, Cognitive flexibility, Open Mindset, Curiosity, Initiative and Leadership, Empowerment, Organizational Leadership, Persistence, Problem Solving, Self-Motivation, Growth Mindedness, Emotional Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks